Horstmar

Horstmar
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Mayor	Robert Wenking (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	45 km² (17.4 sq mi)
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Population	6,735 (30/06/2006)
- Density	150 /km² (388 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ST
Postal code	48612
Area code	02558
Website	www.horstmar.de Coordinates: 52°04′50″N 7°18′30″E / 52.08056, 7.30833

Horstmar is a German city, located in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Steinfurt district, approx. 25 km (15.5 miles) north-west of Münster.

[edit] History

Its castle was built as early as the 9th century; the first mention of Horstmar is as early as the early 11th century.

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Steinfurt (district)

Altenberge \| Emsdetten \| Greven \| Hopsten \| Hörstel \| Horstmar \| Ibbenbüren \| Ladbergen \| Laer \| Lengerich \| Lienen \| Lotte \| Metelen \| Mettingen \| Neuenkirchen \| Nordwalde \| Ochtrup \| Recke \| Rheine \| Saerbeck \| Steinfurt \| Tecklenburg \| Westerkappeln \| Wettringen